Coral reefs in the Caribbean are slowly being degraded due to the simultaneous effect of coastal development, which increases fishing and pollution, and agricultural land use, which increases agrichemical discharges and sedimentation, and lastly ocean warming. Without immediate attention of countries in the region, coral reefs may be soon beyond repair.Bank, T H E World
providing 116 unique diel-integrated calcification rates from 36 coral reef sites in 11 countries (Fig.1, Supplementary Data1). Australian reefs contributed 35% of studies which mostly occurred on the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) (Fig.1). Shiraho Reef, Japan, is the most well-studied ecosystem ...
5. Reversal of coral reef degradation Commensurate with the lack of evidence of restored flow regimes and sediment fluxes to tropical coastal marine waters, the resultant ecological outcomes for coastal coral reefs remain unknown. Corals have the capacity to recover from short-term exposure to both ...
However, rates of speciation of coral reef organisms in this region may also have been high within the last 50 million years. Human activities have caused the degradation of coral reefs to varying degrees in all areas of the world. A major focus of present research is on the resilience of ...
that is estimated to preclude long-term recovery. This assumption permits the estimation of reef cells (e.g., 0.5° × 0.5° pixels on the Earth’s surface) that are at risk of ‘long-term degradation’14,15or ‘severe bleaching events’41,42,43, according to the threshold and freq...
Coral Reef Degradation The worlds coral reefs are shrinking rapidly. Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network estimated that by the end of the year 2000, 27% of the worlds coral reefs had been permanently damaged due to natural and human factors. ...
This degradation can be characterized by a loss of critical reef-associated organisms that can lead to the demise of ecosystem function and sustainability4. Benthic reef invertebrates and bacteria play key roles in mediating the early succession of the reef benthos1,2,3, the health of adult ...
Anthropogenic climate change and environmental degradation destroy coral reefs, the ecosystem services they provide, and the livelihoods of close to a billion people who depend on these services. Restoration approaches to increase the resilience of corals are therefore necessary to counter environmental pre...
Edinger, Evan N., et al. 1999. "Reef Degradation, Coral Biodiversity and Reef Management in Indonesia." Jurnal Pesisir dan Lautan 2 (2): 1-16.Edinger, E.N., Jompa, J., Limmon, G.V., Widjatmoko, W., 1999. Reef degradation, coral biodiversity and reef management in Indonesia. ...
At least 63% of coral-reef-associated biodiversity has declined with loss of coral extent. With projected continued degradation of coral reefs and associated loss of biodiversity and fisheries catches, the well-being and sustainable coastal development of human communities that depend on coral reef ...